The King James Version of the Bible was completed when William Shakespeare was 46 years old. In Psalm 46 of this translation, th
e forty-sixth word is "shake," and the forty-sixth word from the end is "spear." Before concluding that the biblical translators were trying to be humorous with these specific word placements, you would be best advised to recognize the danger ofA) considering these facts as statistically significant. B) randomly sampling biblical passages.
C) generalizing from extreme examples.
D) assuming that most people share your opinions.
E) perceiving order in coincidental events.
As well as being useful, our possessions represent our extended selves. They provide a sense of past and tell us “who we are, where we have come from and perhaps where we are going”, says Russell Belk, who studies consumerism at York University in Toronto, Canada
